Today was a day that had me a little worried. We had 58 miles on the route, with very few services that we knew about and over 4,000 feet of climbing. Yesterday, we cycled in 29 mph crosswinds and similar weather was forecasted for today. Also, there were very few roads available and reports of lots of dogs.
With all those considerations, we started an hour early. I am pleased to report that the ride went well. We are now 20 miles from Istanbul and the end of the ride.
We (Rob) did have an exciting few seconds with a dog. The dogs here are big, a lot must go 100 lbs or more. Even the wild dogs are large. My guess is that they are former shepherding dogs who have been let go or the offspring of those dogs.
Anyway, mid-day we passes a farm and a big dog ran towards the fence barking. We thought we were good until he dunked under a well worn path under the fence. He showed his teeth and bit Robs rear pannier bag, pulling it off his bike. Like the pervervial "dog that caught the car" he did not know what to do with it and quickly retreated. It would have been a good use for the pepper spray we have been carrying since Belgrade if he didn't.
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